I'm sure its in there but I'm damned if I can find it. Which chapter ?
I'm sure its in there but I'm damned if I can find it. Which chapter ?
I personally like heavy deficit deadlifts if your issue is happening that low in the ROM. I'm still working on the "why they work part" but I have found them to be extremely effective at fixing this issue. That being said, I've also seen lifters make a lot of progress by doing "no bullshit" heavy rack pulls. I think managing heavy weights like that strengthens the low back and transfers to all parts of the ROM as well.
Cheers Robert. It's also throughout the ROM until lock out, it's pretty much a uniform struggle from a a few inches off the floor until the legs are straight. This seems to me that my back is OK, but my legs are weak. It's why I had concluded that I either required increased volume for the entire ROM, or something more specific like rack pulls. I'm going to try rack pulls, although I'm currently wondering if there is a specific % to add, or whether it's just a matter of treating it like any other lift and finding the limits ?
You are welcome. I typically recommend starting with 10-20 lb over your 5RM deadlift and adding to that biweekly until you get to a challenging weight. You will eventually pull your 1RM deadlift for 5 but not right away. There is motor learning that needs to occur first. I learned this the hard way.
Greg Nuckels has talked about this before that Rack pulls actually strengthen the pull from the floor and deficits the opposite. Probably something I need to institute at some point because right now im doing a volume week of deadlifts followed by intensity week and it is destroying me albeit I am getting stronger.